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May 25, 2013

The Woodstock Experience (issued by Columbia (Sony) in 2009) is the follow-up to the Legacy Edition of Santana's debut album from 1969. The first disc includes the original studio recordings and the second disc contains the now complete Woodstock gig (the Legacy Edition was missing "Evil Ways").

Robert Taylor (allmusic.com):
This is Billy Cobham's third solo recording under his own name and is a
fine follow-up to Crosswinds. The mini-suite "Solarization" not only
showcases the band's technical abilities, but also Cobham's strong
compositional skills. It also features a schizophrenic piano solo
("Second Phase") from the underrated pianist Milcho Leviev, who sounds
like a mutation of Cecil Taylor and Bill Evans. The funky "Moon Germs,"
on which John Abercrombie is pushed to inspiring new heights, became a
Cobham classic. "The Moon Ain't Made of Green Cheese" is a beautiful
flugelhorn solo by Randy Brecker backed by Cobham's debut on piano. The
band stretches out on the lengthy "Sea of Tranquility," while "Last
Frontier" is a gratuitous drum solo. This recording is highly
recommended as Cobham still sounds inspired.

May 19, 2013

Inga Rumpf was one of the best-known German R&B singers. Her voice often drew comparisons to Janis Joplin, but Rumpf was able to develop her own unique vocal style. Catapulted to stardom in the ‘70s with her band Frumpy, she released a number of highly acclaimed solo works in the ‘80s and ‘90s and came to be regarded as the grand old lady of German R&B. Whereas other German female vocalists such as Nina Hagen faded away over time, Rumpf consequently followed her path and never compromised herself artistically (unlike her ex-bandmate Udo Lindenberg, whose creativity died down by the end of the ‘80s when he started putting out lightweight pop). Read more

Tracklist:
1. Way To Heaven
2. Unchain My Heart
3. Still Got The Blues
4. The Good Things
5. It's A Man's World
6. Friends
7. Hot Summer Night
8. It's Like Driving
9. How Do You Stop
10. Toothbrush
11. Like A Ship
12. The Blues Don't Get Tired Of Me
13. Jumping Jack Flash

Widowmaker were a British hard rock group, who were active from 1975 to 1977. They were considered by many to be a supergroup and released two albums. Although their influences appeared to offer vast creative possibilities, musical and personality differences led to their break-up. The legacy of Widowmaker is captured on the compilation Straight Faced Fighters (2002) released by Castle, which contains tracks from both of their albums...